Article “Urban Living Labs for Sustainability in Suburbs” from the SubUrbanLab published in January issue of TIM Review

An article discussing the Urban Living Labs implemented in Alby (Sweden) and Peltosaari (Finland) have been published in the January issue “Living Labs and User Innovation” of TIM Review (Technology Innovation Management Review). It is one of two issues focusing on Living Labs.

In the article we argue that, when applying the living labs approach in the context of sustainable development in suburbs, the primary focus should be society’s collective goals, as expressed through municipalities and users. The aim of the article was to show examples of how urban living labs can be applied in less valued suburbs in order to contribute to sustainability based on societal goals.